Analysis of birth management in children with brachial plexus palsy: a bicentric retrospective cohort study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00038154

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-24

Start date

2025-09-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-24

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Conditions

Plexus palsy

Interventions

Group 1: Newborns with perinatal brachial plexus palsy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All newborns and their mothers who were diagnosed with perinatal brachial plexus palsy following a shoulder dystocia at the Perinatal Center of the Department of Women’s Health, University Hospital Tübingen, or at the Women’s Clinic of Stuttgart Clinic.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Newborns without brachial plexus palsy. Newborns with brachial plexus palsy who were not born at the Perinatal Centers in Tübingen or Stuttgart.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Influence of obstetric management and adherence to the guideline-recommended shoulder dystocia algorithm on the occurrence and outcome of perinatal brachial plexus palsy.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Analysis of maternal risk factors, such as fetal macrosomia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, or previous shoulder dystocia, on the risk of brachial plexus palsy.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPeter Jakubowski

Department für Frauengesundheit, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

peter.jakubowski@med.uni-tuebingen.de07071 29-82211

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026